Mike Afolarin Biography: Age, Career, Spouse, Family, Net Worth

Mike Afolarin is a Nollywood Actor, Photographer, Short Film Director, and Movie Producer. He was born in Ibadan but relocated to Lagos State at the age of seven.

After completing his secondary school education at the Federal Government College, Ijakin, Lagos, he proceeded to get a Bachelor’s Degree in economics from The University of Lagos in the year 2016.

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Biography

Michael Oladapo Afolarin (born on the 1st of September 1993) is a renowned Nigerian professional model and actor popularly known as Mike Afolarin.

A Lagos-born Nollywood actor has been featured in numerous successful film productions in Nigeria.

Mike Afolarin became an international star when he played the part of Ishaya Bello in the Netflix Original Drama Series – Far From Home. Afolarin also works in the field of aerial photography and film a maker.

Early Life

Mike Afolarin was born in the family of Mr. as well as Mrs. Afolarin on the 1st of September, 1993. He was born at an open-to-all medical facility in Mainland Lagos. His parents registered his birth by giving him the initial Michael Oladapo Afolarin.

Though his birthplace was in Lagos, Mike Afolarin lived for the initial seven years of his life in the home of his grandparents located in Ibadan, Oyo State. When he reached the age of 7 and was able to leave the city that was once called Ibadan into Lagos State to live with his parents.

Mike Afolarin is from a middle-class family and was born in the Mainland region located in Lagos City. He was brought up in an evangelical Christian religion by both his grandparents and parents. When he was a kid his parents preferred to refer to him by his name from the country. Oladapo meaning “a combination of success, wealth and prestige.” signifies “a combination of wealth, success, and prestige has been mixed.”

Mike Afolarin is a Yoruba man hailing from the Oyo state. Oyo. He can speak English, Yoruba, and Pidgin well.

Education

Mike Afolarin began his education in the elementary school at a private school run by Ibadan, Oyo State. He completed his primary education in Lagos.

He is an Alumnus of Federal Government College (FGC) Ijanikin. He graduated from high school with a high score during the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE).

Mike Afolarin received a Bachelor’s degree in Economics at The University Of Lagos (Unilag) in the year 2016.

Age

How old is Mike Afolarin? He was born on the 1st of September 1993, he is 29 years old as of April 2023.

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Career

Mike Afolarin beginnings in acting when he got a role in an on-stage production that was staged on campus. The play, titled “Magic Time was staged in 2013 and gave him his first acting experience. Following this stage production, he began to be fascinated by the Nigerian acting scene and started to participate in other stage productions.

Mike Afolarin has continued his passion for telling stories by entering the field of film production. He made the decision to become a filmmaker and is currently in charge of two film shorts: The Story Of An Interview as well as Peace. He was involved in a few films as an associate producer, an aerial photographer also, and a set artist. Notable highlights are Ajuwaya And Couple Of Days. The Assistant Director (AD) for the film short “The 3rd Rule”.

The year 2018 was the first time he served as an aerial cameraman along with director Lord Tanner on the Comprehensive Investment Documentary project for Oyo State Government (OYSG).

Mike Afolarin‘s breakthrough in the industry of Nollywood was after he was chosen as one of the main actors in the 2018 Comedy movie Kasala. It was his first cinema experience and he played the character of Chikodi. He performed alongside Chimezie Imo, Emeka Nwagbaraocha, and Tomiwa Tegbe.

In the year 2019, Mike Afolarin had more opportunities to act and was featured in a variety of short films made in Nigeria. Notable examples comprise The Blast That Never Ends, Fortunately, Ridiculous, and Stuck in the Deep Mud. He also landed a second part in the film produced by EbonyLife called The Excellency. He appeared alongside Nollywood veteran actors such as Funke Akindele, Akin Lewis as well as Shaffy Bello. He also appeared alongside Daniel Etim Effiong and Demola Adedoyin in the Africa Magic TV Series – Brethren. He was the character Kinto for the show.

In the year 2020, he was offered an acting role as a sub-lead for The Red TV web series Inspector K. He was the lead character in the character Benjamin In Penance, a biodun Stephen-directed movie The Penance. Mike Afolarin was in two successful feature-length films, The Wait and Soole in 2021. He was a sub-lead character in the film.

He was in 2022 when he landed an appearance in The Netflix Naija Original Drama Series Far From Home. Mike Afolarin was the lead character in the role of Ishaya Bello in the show which brought Afolarin into the spotlight of international media.

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Filmography

• Far From Home
• Miss Bamidele’s Girls
• Soóle
• The Wait
• The Olive
• Inspector K
• AARGH!
• Penance
• Brethren
• Your Excellency
• Fortunately Ridiculous
• Peace
• Stuck In Deep Mud
• Blast
• The 3rd Rule
• The Accused
• Kasala
• Ajoche
• We Tha Boyz
• An Interview Story
• Ajuwaya

Personal Life

Mike Afolarin is 29 years old at the moment. old. He is a resident of an exclusive neighborhood in Victoria Island, Lagos State. His success in the Far From Home series has earned him more attention and money as an actor.

Mike Afolarin‘s relationship status isn’t known The actor has not been linked romantically to any young lady. The Nollywood actor is close with the actors Genoveva Umeh Chimezie Imo Emeka Nwagbaraocha and Tomiwa Tegbe.

He was nominated in The Revelation Of The Year (Male) category at the BON Awards in 2018 and 2020 and 2020, respectively. When he is not performing, Mike Afolarin is a professional Model. He has been commissioned as a commercial model by a variety of companies in Nigeria.

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Net Worth

Mike Afolarin earns a decent income in the roles of an actor as well as a commercial model. He has an approximate net worth between $100,000 and 300,000 (USD).

Social Media

You can contact him on the following handle below:

• Instagram handle: @mikeafolarin
• Twitter handle: @mikeafolarin